How to Set Up Browser Source for Streaming

If you use a donation or subscription alert system like TwitchAlerts, or maybe you are using BraneBot‘s polling system, chances are you’ve been given a long URL that you’re expected to plug in somewhere in order for it to display on your stream. This URL requires using a Browser Source in your broadcasting software.

What are Browser Sources?

Browser Sources can be added to your scenes of your streaming software and enable you to use web based content such as Flash and JavaScript applications, websites and so on and even customize them via css. Since this kind of content is usually not written in the same coding languages as your streaming application, a translator is needed to make it possible for both to communicate with each other.

Why use Browser Sources?

Browser Sources make it possible to use web-based content as sources in your scenes instead of capturing them with a Window Capture source. Don’t spend a bunch of time launching your alert systems and making sure Window Capture is properly configured before each stream. This will also save you precious monitor space. Once you set up the alerts in your broadcasting platform, you’re done! That includes interactive flash applications, websites and so on. So if you are looking for a way to show donation or subscription notifications or an interactive polling system on the screen for your viewers, Browser Source is the way to go.